Monday 19th January 2026

Monday 19^th January

SHE SAID:

We had an outing… to Aldi! We needed a few things & it got us out of the house. The weather is heating up today & the next few days; at one stage the BOM was predicting 42C here on Tuesday. It is now supposed to be 38C. We will be hibernating for the next 2 days!

The Australian Orchid file is well under way. I tallied the new finds for WA; a further 9 new orchids, & including new hybrids that goes up to 23 in total.

I also decided to sort out the orchids from the UK & NZ today. I was surprised to tally my finds in the UK at 21 different types; 14 new ones for 2025. And we found 11 in NZ, my first time looking for them there.

HE SAID:

With no plans and the warm weather we only made it as far as the supermarket for a few supplies. There is no cricket today as the BBL finals commence tomorrow, and this is the last week of cricket for a while. I reckon the lounge chair will be breathing a sigh of relief!